8 New Assistive Technologies for 2024
Reprint from Focus Care If you are living with a disability, technology can aid in community inclusion, getting your medication...
Reprint from Focus Care If you are living with a disability, technology can aid in community inclusion, getting your medication...
By Elaine Short, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Tufts University Reprint from The Conversation You might have heard that artificial intelligence...
By Communication FIRST The past 40 years of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) research has done little to improve our...
Original source: Bookshare website by Mario Oliveros The Bookshare website has a new look! We are rebuilding Bookshare from the ground...
By Aman Tripathi Reprint from Interesting Engineering There are a lot of promising developments in the realm of neurotechnology. Big names...
by Michelle Diament for Disability Scoop People with disabilities are poised to see big improvements when traveling by air thanks...
By Meg St-Esprit for Thrillist Those first few moments in a new destination are exhilarating. The fresh sights, scents, sounds, come together...
Be My AI, the world’s first AI visual assistant for people who are blind or have low vision, is now...
By Lauren Naru and Erica Beimesche for U.S. News & World Report Seniors Surveyed on Aging in Place With the Help of Technology...
by Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle/TNS Reprint from Disability Scoop ASHINGTON — As House floor speeches go, the subject of...
By Sean Loughran for ATandMe Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a significant role in driving innovation in the field of assistive...
Article by Jon Scanlon, based on this edLeader Panel; Reprint from edWeb.com One of the most important duties of teachers is...
By Marlena Jackson-Retondoy for KQED When Natalie Mackay toured her son’s elementary school, she asked how he might be included...
By Tom Page for CNN London-based artist Sarah Ezekiel has won international recognition for her vivid, life-affirming images. But her...
By Christine Wei-li Lee for UCLA Newsroom People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who...

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My Voice, My Story: Real-Life AAC Experiences: Apr. 22, 2026; 3:00 pm EST
Spring 2026 Demo Days: Day 1 – AT for Education & Learning: May 6, 2026; 3:00 pm EST
Spring 2026 Demo Days: Day 2 – AT for Blind & Low Vision and AT for Physical Access & Participation: May 13, 2026; 3:00 pm EST
Spring 2026 Demo Days: Day 3 – AT for AAC: May 20, 2026; 3:00 PM EST
Introducing Symbla – Widgit’s New Interactive Learning App: April 22, 2026; 4:00 pm (UK Time)
Small steps with AI: Say it, Read it, Believe it: May 13, 2026; 4:00 pm (Uk Time)
CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)
Navigating Access and Inclusion: Distinguishing Between Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Apr. 14, 2026; 4:30 PM EST
Disciplining students with disabilities: Uncommonly serious errors made by teachers and administrators: Apr. 29, 2026; 4:00 PM (EDT)
Progress Monitoring for Math, Reading, & Writing: May 6, 2026; 5:00 PM (EDT)
Identity Development for Today’s DHH Children in Mainstream Settings: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go from Here?: May 13, 2026; 5:00 PM (EDT)
Achieving Systematic Writing Instruction: The Science of Writing Part 3: Apr. 14, 2026; 6:00 pm EDT
Building Early Literacy Skills for Nonverbal Children: Every Voice Counts: Apr. 23, 2026; 2:00 pm EDT
Creative Early Learning Art Projects Across the Seasons: Nature’s Palette: Apr. 30, 2026; 2:00 pm EDT
Practical Strategies to Support K–2 Learners’ Fine Motor and Executive Function Skills: May 18, 2026; 4:00 pm EDT
Free Assistive Technology Brain Dump – How Many Free Tools Can We Talk About in One Hour?: Apr, 22, 2026; 12 pm (EST)
How to Stay Up-To-Date with Assistive Technology – Share Your Modes of Professional Development: May 13, 2026; 12 pm (EST)
Overcoming barriers to communication with your child’s IEP team: Apr 15, 2026; 01:00 PM EST
How to do an IEP document review: Apr 21, 2026; 1:00 PM EST
Tech for Teens: LED Lightsaber Build: May 2, 2026; 10:00 am EST
SETC (Special Education Technology Center)
Meaningful Inclusion of Students with Significant Support Needs & Complex Communication Needs (CCN): Apr. 21,2026; 4:00 pm PST
AAC Open Mic Office Hours: Apr. 27, 2026; 11:00 PST
AAC Collaboration Corner: Understanding Multimodal Communication: May 7, 2026;11:30 AM PST
DAAC Collaboration Corner: Free AAC Resources: Idea Exchange: June 4, 2026; 11:30 AM PST
Certification Pop-Up: April 16, 2026; 12pm EST
Tech Tuesday with Quantum/Stealth: May 26, 2026; 3pm EST
AT Fundamentals Course: June 2, 2026; 3pm EST
Tech Tuesday with Doorbotics: June 23, 2026; 3pm EST
Tech Tuesday with Rifton: July 28, 2026; 3pm EST